墨

Black Ink

Also: Ink Stick, Ink

On'yomi

  • ぼく boku

Kun'yomi

  • すみ sumi
Stroke count
14
Radical
土 earth · Kangxi radical 32
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

墨 has 14 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 土 (earth), number 32. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji